- 氷河 — glacier
- 氷山 — iceberg
- 氷水 — ice water
- 氷点下 — below freezing
- 氷雨 — freezing rain
- 薄氷 — thin ice; a precarious situation (figurative)
This character was originally a variant of the water radical and evolved to depict frozen water. It’s associated with coldness and appears in many compound words related to ice, snow, and cold weather.
氷を入れてください。
Please add some ice.
氷点下の気温です。
The temperature is below freezing.